Movement Matters: Helping Neurodivergent Kids Find Their Place in Sport and Physical Activity

What Will You Learn?

• Explain why traditional team sports and PE are genuinely hard for many neurodivergent children - not because of attitude or effort, but because of how those environments are designed
• Identify the specific sensory triggers in sporting environments that affect your child and describe what they look and feel like in practice
• Recognise the signs of dyspraxia and developmental coordination disorder and understand how they affect your child's movement, coordination, and sporting experience
• Map your child's sensory and social profile to activity types that are most likely to be a good fit for them
• Have a confident, informed conversation with a coach, club, or PE teacher about your child's needs and what genuine inclusion actually requires
• Support your child to build physical confidence and a positive relationship with movement at their own pace and in their own way
• Make the case - to yourself and others - for why non-competitive and individual physical activities are not a consolation prize but often the better choice
• Spot the difference between a child opting out because an environment is wrong for them and a child who needs different support to engage